Keeping Tally: Imprisoned Citizen Journalist Ruminations on the Impact of the Arts and Humanities within the Carceral State
Be it handball, cards, or dominoes, “keeping tally” is one of those everyday prison parlance references you’ll…
Sacramento County Taxpayers Cough Up $217,000 after Deputy Attacks Man
Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – A Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputy who kicked and hit a…
ACLU Takes ‘Big Breath of Relief’ As California Legislature Rejects Facial Recognition Bill
By Andrea Bernal SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Legislature’s recent rejection of Assembly Bill 1814 that “would…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Accused Request to Reconsider BART Ban, Although Accused Needs Reliable Transportation for Job
By Savannah Martinez OAKLAND, CA – Judge Kimberly Colwell denied the accused’s request to only be banned…
Commentary: The Revolving Door of Homelessness
KQED in San Francisco did a great story on a young man in Oakland who was living…
Guest Commentary: Our Children Deserve Better
By Elena D. Riveria On September 5, 2024, at the “Rally for Action to Protect Children and…
UC Santa Cruz Sued for Unlawful Campus Bans and Response to Student-Led Anti-War Protests
SANTA CRUZ, CA – The ACLU Foundation of Northern California, the Center for Protest Law & Litigation,…
Elk Grove Resident Charged by DOJ as Leader of ‘Transnational’ White Supremacist Group Targeting Black, Jewish, Immigrant, LGBT, ‘Race Traitors’
Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief ELK GROVE, CA – The U.S. Dept. of Justice Monday announced the charging…
Student’s Vanguard: The Wallowing Whims of a Window Seat
There is something immensely intriguing about the window seat. Logistically, it enables an individual to stay away…
COURT WATCH: Accused in Veteran’s Court Upset About VA’s Payments Causing Financial Troubles
By Imani Davenport and Audrey Sawyer MODESTO, CA – In a Veteran’s Treatment Court hearing in Stanislaus County…
COURT WATCH: Accused to Remain Jailed Amid Serious Medical Conditions
By Neha Suri ROSEVILLE, CA – After hearing concerns from the defense regarding the accused’s medical conditions,…
Formerly Incarcerated Women Share Their Experience of Sexual Assault and Retaliation at FCI-Dublin
Decades of allegations of sexual abuse at the women’s prison at FCI-Dublin led to the stunning decision…
2024 Davis City Council Candidate Question 1: Key Issue Facing the City
Every week between now and the November Election, the Vanguard will ask the District 2 Candidates (the…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 251: Unaccompanied Migrant Youth in the US
This week on Everyday Injustice, we have UC Berkeley Sociologist Stephanie Canizales—Faculty Director of the Berkeley Interdisciplinary…
Defense Attorney Questions ID Tactics of UC Davis Police after Arrest of Man for Allegedly Grabbing Woman in Arboretum Area
Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief DAVIS, CA – The defense attorney for a man accused of assaulting and…
Last of 8 Former FCI Dublin Correctional Officers Charged with Sexual Abuse
DUBLIN, CA — Darrell Wayne Smith, former correctional officer at the now-closed federal Dublin women’s prison in…
Report: Automated Traffic Enforcement Systems Target Drivers of Color
WASHINGTON, DC – In an op-ed published by News One, a social justice focused news organization, the…
COURT WATCH: Felony Theft Case Wraps Up in Burbank Courthouse, Accused Sentenced to 150 Days for Stealing Handbags
By Kayla Betulius BURBANK, CA – During a recent hearing in Department 2 of the Los Angeles…
Sunday Commentary: State Needs a More Impactful Stick to Enforce Housing Laws in Places Like Davis
Davis, CA – A Sacramento Bee opinion writer makes a pretty good point when she argues in…
Family Files Suit after Santa Rita Jail Places Violent Sex Offender into a Mentally Ill Man’s Cell Leading to His Murder
Dublin, CA – Attorney Adante Pointer, of Oakland-based Pointer & Buelna, Lawyers For The People, announced last…
